[Hackage] #59: cabal-install should default to --user-install when running as non-root

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#59: cabal-install should default to --user-install when running as non-root
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  Reporter:  ijones         |        Owner:  ijones   
      Type:  defect         |       Status:  new      
  Priority:  normal         |    Milestone:  Cabal-1.2
 Component:  cabal-install  |      Version:           
  Severity:  normal         |   Resolution:           
  Keywords:                 |   Difficulty:  normal   
Ghcversion:  6.2.1          |     Platform:  Linux    
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Changes (by duncan):

  * platform:  => Linux
  * ghcversion:  => 6.2.1

Comment:

 cabal-install-0.4.0 uses user install by default. One has to specify
 --global to get a global install. The downside is that root also has to
 specify this to get a global install.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/59#comment:1>
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